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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1968

Page

7

Physical Activity Advocate Heads Logan Swimming Program

Mrs. Audrey Townsend of Logan promotes regular exercise and leads a 200-student city swimming program with 29 teenage instructors and 12 adults. She coordinated Red Cross water safety for three years, teaches six hours to aspiring instructors, and enjoys gardening, photography, and family camping with her husband Linden and their four sons Edward, Dick, Arthur, and Jim who play in Pee Wee, Midget, and Pony leagues.

Audrey Townsend Logan Townsend Linden Edward Arthur Jim Niagara Falls N.Y Red Cross Water Safety

Area 4-H Club meetings with varied demonstrations

4-H clubs held meetings at churches and homes. Demonstrations covered sewing on buttons and tailored tacks, dart insertion, and pinning patterns. Other clubs planned projects, discussed bug collection, nets, light traps, Buckeye Bugcatchers, and camp gear while sharing recreation and project books.

Mates Suzanne Bohn Nickie Grueser Carla Antle Carl Stempel Bill Hart Putnam Pioneers John Culbert Gillian Kendall Martha Niccols Buckeye Bugcatchers Leslie Wells

Latigo Riders Plan Trail Ride and Float

Latigo Riders gathered at Laura Theiss home to discuss upcoming activities. Members outlined plans for a trail ride and building a parade float for a future community event.

Laura Theiss

East Coast tour for Beals and Rathburn kin heirs

Mr and Mrs Garth Beal of Athens with Mr and Mrs Willard Rathburn of Columbus head east to tour ancestral sites in New Jersey and Shade Jerseyville named by descendants. They plan to meet son and daughter in law Bert McBeatty and also visit Niagara on return. Mrs Maxine Mixon is a patient in University Hospital Columbus Room 706.

Garth Beal Athens Willard Rathburn Columbus New Jersey Shade Jerseyville Bert McBeatty Niagara Maxine Mixon E. State University Hospital, Columbus

Hints From Heloise Launder Corn Before Freezing

A reader advises blanching corn-on-the-cob in a dishwasher with clear water only, then ice water and freezing in bags. Other notes include shoe repair tricks to stop squeaks, opening stubborn jar lids with gloves, and home ideas for organizing barrettes and carbon copies on one sheet.

Heloise Dorothy Colletti Shoe Service

Cleveland Woman Weds Professor Vedder at Christ The King

Miss Karen Ann Pirosko and Dr. Richard K Vedder were married in a June 18 ceremony at Christ The King Catholic Parish Cleveland. The Rev Robert Marrer officiated as the Ohio University economist and Urbana Ill native were joined by family and friends. The couple plans to live at Lakeview Apartments after a summer in Italy where Vedder directs a program with Ohio University.

Christ the King Catholic Parish Karen Ann Pirosko Stephen Pirosko Cleveland Richard K. Vedder Ohio University Bryan Vedder Urbana Ill Vedder Robert Marrer Richard Essex Richard McKinstry Linda Creekbaum Portsmouth Robert Vedder Maryland Kenneth Milk Athens Harry Crewson University of Illinois Italy Lakeview Apartments

Strawberry Meringue Torte with Almond Flavored Layers

Marian Reeder presents a two layer Strawberry Meringue Torte recipe using almond extract. ingredients include butter sugar cake flour baking powder egg yolks milk vanilla almond and egg whites with mashed berries between layers and on top. yield eight servings.

Richland Garden Club Plans Booth At County Fair

Richland Garden Club met with Mrs. Harry Cokonougher on Livingston Ave. The planting project at Richland Methodist Church is complete and Mrs. Cokonougher will attend the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs state convention in All- Plans were made for the club’s booth at the Athens County Fair.

Richland

Dear Abby column tackles love, marriage and safety

Abig ail Van Buren letters discuss an 18 year old marrying a repeatedly married man with child support for six children, a widow seeking attention from a golf obsessed husband, and a reader alarmed by mailed samples of dangerous products. Abby urges caution, counseling, and safer mail practices.

Abigail van Buren Abby

Blessing Wish for H P in Philadelphia

Personal note offers a Hebrew blessing wishing happiness and children to H P in Philadelphia. The writer invites a personal reply to Abby Box 69700 Los Angeles with a stamped self addressed envelope.

Abby Los Angeles Cal

Ex-Residents Mark 65th Anniversary in Bucyrus Open House

Former Athens residents Mr and Mrs J L C Kelley at 214 W Liberty St Bucyrus were honored with an open house for their 65th wedding anniversary. They wed June 13 1903. Hosts were Mr and Mrs Richard E Kelly who have lived with the celebrants for five years. Richard owns a Bucyrus printing plant. Children include J W Kelley Athens linotype operator for The Messenger A L Kelley Montpelier jeweler and watchmaker and daughter Mrs Lewis Hazel Cullum Largo Fla secretary for a General Electric plant.

Athens J. L. C. Kelley W. Liberty St Bucyrus Richard E. Kelly Richard J. W. Kelley the Messenger A. L. Kelley Montpelier Lewis Hazel) Cullum Largo Fla General Electric

Construction School Planned By Lodge

Royal Crown Rebekah Lodge 806 will host a district 45 construction school of instruction and inspection. Afternoon sessions start at 1 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. and an evening session at 8 p.m.

Royal Crown Rebekah Lodge 806

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